Stove-door fender.



J. W. CHAUNCEY. sTovE DooR FENDER.

y APPLICATION FILED APR. 27.1908. 920,270.

Patented May 4, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @IIIIQIL JAMES W. CHAUNGEY, OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OI" ONE-IIA LIF T() U. J. SUMMERS, OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.

STOVE-DOOR FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Application filed April 27, 1908. Serial No. 429,506.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES YV. CHAUNCEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alexandria, in the county of Alexandria and 5 State of Virginia, have invented a new and 10 placed in open doors of stoves and furnaces in order to prevent popping of fire from the stove and the throwing of hot coals upon a floor or carpet.

The device is especially designed for use in connection with stoves employed for the purpose of heating stores as it is neither safe to close a store and leave the stove door open, nor is it desirable to close the door and leave the stove with fire therein, as in one case there is more or less danger of coals being 'thrown through the open door upon the floor, and in the second case a stove left closed is liable to become overheated.

The invention consists of a wire screen fitting and closing the door opening of the stove, said screen being provided with lateral sido extensions and a top extension whereby the area of the screen may be adjusted to 'Ht snugly4 door openings of various sizes.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a front view showing my device applied to a stove. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail front elevation of my device. Ifig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the device, extended. Fig. 5 is a front view of a modied form of construction.

In -constructing the device I employ a screen 1 having a rigid frame 2, and to the lower corners of the frame 2 are pivotally connected side extensions 3, which extensions I have shown as being perforated in order t0 form a continuation of the screen. The extensions swing upon their pivot points over the side marginal portions of the screen and are provided upon their rear faces with offset slotted brackets 4, the extensions being also slotted as shown at 5, said slots 5 registering With the slots of the brackets 4. Pins 6 carried by the side members of the frame 2 extend into both the bracket and extension this topk extension is also provided with diagonally arranged corner slots 9, and pins 1() carried by the side extensions 3 extend into said slots 9 and loosely connect the top extension with the side extensions. A pin 11 carried by the top of the frame 2 also pro jects into the slot 8 and guides the top extension in a vertical direction. A slotted plate 12 is carried by the top of the fender and extends downwardly forming the central ortion of the saine and to the front of this p ate I fix a slotted bracket 13 having an outwardly extending portion 1.4 provided with bayonet slot 14, rl`he shank portion of an operating knob 15 slides in the slots of the plate 12 and bracket 13, and it will be, of course, understood that while the bracket 13 and plate 12 are formed separately and then riveted together for the purpose of convenience, these parts may be formed in one piece, if desired. Iiinks 16 are pivotally connected to the knob 15 and to the side extensions 3, and when the knob is moved downwardly, the side extensions are drawn inwardly and the top extension moves down,

being operated by the pins 10 sliding in the slots 9. IlVhen the knob is moved upwardly, the side extensions swing laterally and out wardly and the top extension 7 moves upwardly, the parts shifting from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Figs. 1 and 4. The frame 2 carries inwardly and downwardly extending hook members 17 and the extensions 3 carry laterally extending hook members 18. To lock the upper portion of the device in place, I form a wire hook meniber 19 bending said wire upon itself, and twisting the end portions together, thus forming a hook in the forni of a link, which is slightly bent transversely midway its ends, and the side members of this link pass loosely through the sliding extension 7 and the twisted oition 'forms a depending handle 19a for t ie link. After the extension 7 has been adjusted, this handle portion is pushed inwardly and brought into engagement with the bayonet slot 14a, thus throwing the upper and inwardly extending portion of the hook 19 into engagement with the inner face of the stove immediately above the doorway. In using the device, it will be understood that the fender is placed in the doorway, the hooks 17 and 18 engaging the inner marginal portions at the bottom and sides of the doorway, respectively, the knob 15 is then moved to adjust the extensions so that the fender will entirely close the doorway to which it is applied, and the handle 19il of the hoolr 19 is then engaged with the bayonet slot 146L thus locking the fender at the top. e

in Fig. 5 l have shown a slight modiiication in which 20 represents a screen fender provided with lower hooks 21, with a transversely arranged iront wire 22, and with an upper pivoted hook member 23. The hooks 21 correspond to the hooks 17, and the hook member 23 is substantially similar' to the hook member 19. The handle portion of this hook member is sprung into position between the screen and the horizontal wire 22 in order to hold the hooi; 23 in locking position. lt will be noted, therefore, that this fender has substantially the same locking means as the preferred form but is designed to fit only one' size of doorway.

Having thus fully described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A screen fender for stove doors, means carried by the lower edge of said fender for engaging the interior of the stove, a pivoted locking member carried by the upper portion of the fender, said locking member consisting of wire bent upon itself forming a link hook, the side members of which pass loosely through the fender, and having a handle portion on the outer face of the fender.

A fender for stove doors, inwardly proj ecting curved hook members carried bythe bottom of said fender, and a hook member loosely pivoted in the upper portion lof the fender, said hook member having an upwardly and inwardly extending portion, and an outwardly extending operating portion, and means carried by the front of the tender for engaging the last mentioned portion and holding the inwardly extending portion in engagement with the interior of the stove.

A screen fender for stove doors provided with pivoted side extensions, a topv extension, means for loosely connecting said top extension to the screen, means connecting said top extension loosely to the side eX- tensions, and means for adjusting said side extensions, the top extension working in unison with said side extension.

e. A fender for stove doors comprisinga screen, a vertically arranged longitudinally slotted plate carried by said fender, side eX- tensions pivotally mounted upon corner portions of said fender, a pin Working in the slotted plate, and links pivotally connected to said pin and to the said side extensions.

5. A fender for stove doors comprising a screen, side extensions pivotallyconnected to the lower corners of said screen,saidextensions being ransversely slotted adjacent their upper ends, pins carried by the screen and projecting into said slots, a top eXtension loosely carried by the screen, said top eX- tension having diagonally placed slots, pins carried by the side extensions, and working in the slots et' the top extension, a vertically movable knob carried by the front of the screen, and links pivotally connecting said knob to the side extensions.

5. A screen iender for stove doors comprising a rigid body portion, extensions pivotally connected to the low r corners of said body portion, an extension loosely carried by the upper portion of said fender and movable vertically thereon, means for loosely connecting the i'irst mentioned extensions to the vertically movable extension, and eommon means for adjusting said extensions.

7. A device of the kind described coinprising a screen, side extensions pivotally connected to said screen, a top extension vertically slotted, a pin carried by the screen and projecting into said slot, and a sliding connection between the top and the side extension.

JAMES VJ. CHAUNCEY.

Witnesses:

GARDNER L. Boo'rnn, H. NOEL GARNER.

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